Mar 13 2011, 11:53 AM
QUOTE(kamkamparadise @ Mar 13 2011, 10:42 AM)
Arsenal have been in top 4 since last few years without even having to spend heavily like other top 4 teams. hardly for Arsene to spend more than 20mil on a player. his limit might be like 15mil on certain players like Arshavin. Arsene greatest attributes is his eagle eye in spotting a talent. players that he signed like Henry, vieira, Bergkamp weren't doing well with their previous clubs, but he managed to saw their potential and talent and brought them to Arsenal and polished them into world superstars. but, unfortunately, Arsenal still haven't managed to find the right blend and mixture of young raw talents with experience players. He managed to did that with the invincible team but not this current crop of players.....yet. of course, arsenal have Almunia, Rosicky, Squilacci and Arshavin which can be labelled as seniors and experience players but they not consistently featured in the squad due to injury and loss of form. IMHO, arsenal need few experience players, who will be consistently in the squad to motivate and guide the young players.
He'll simply ignore your facts and figures and reply with multiple one liners that end with either self-destruct, no trophies, or sack Wenger. He claims he is an Arsenal fan but he doesn't put forth his views in a coherent manner. Some have decided to troll him, while others have simply decided to ignore him. It's pointless to reply to him.Bergkamp wasn't signed by Wenger, he was signed by Rioch.
In any case, the 03/04 Arsenal team wasn't exactly a mixture of raw talents with experienced players because if you have considered the first 11 (Lehmann, Lauren, Campbell, Toure, Cole, Ljungberg, Vieira, Silva, Pires, Bergkamp and Henry), you would've noticed that the average age of the squad was 28. The portion of "raw talents" simply disintegrates further when you consider the % of appearances made by the first 11 and the playstyles/ages of other prominent substitutes like Edu, Parlour, Cygan, Kanu and Wiltord. None of these names, even if combined, possess the sheer brilliance of Bergkamp or Henry alone. Although I must say some of these names were very very underappreciated.
I don't think the lack of silverware can be attributed to the lack of experience alone. The 97/98 and 03/04 had very very solid defensive foundations -- you can't argue against the wall of Adams, Dixon, Winterburn and Bould or the robustness/tactical astuteness of Lauren, Campbell, Toure and Cole. When you couple these back fours with Petit/Vieira or Silva/Vieira, Arsenal suddenly transforms into a fortress. The match against Man Utd is a disgrace if you consider how Arsenal conceded the first goal. Many considered Silvestre an old and slow punctured truck but Djourou was no less. Did you see how he hesitated and lost the decisive header as a result?
I can't help but to think Arsenal has serious issues in every department. We have dodgy keepers in Almunia, Fabianski and to a certain extent Mannone, young and gaffe-prone defenders in Gibbs, Clichy and Koscielny, extremely temperamental/soft midfielders in Arshavin, Fabregas and Denilson and lack of depth upfront.
I don't think this is a knee-jerk reaction but I digress. It's a disgrace to see talents like Nasri and Wilshere slogging and crying on the pitch.
But in the midst of all the doom and gloom, there is simply an outstanding individual in Eboue. He doesn't complain, he plays hard to earn respect, he comforts his team and he simply behaves like a captain. I'd be surprised if Eboue doesn't get a testimonial match when he retires.
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. Unproductive but remains in power. An epidemic that pervades every level of Malaysian society really.
. Plenty of good football forums without trolls around, so start digging!
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